Soggy Saturday

It was a race this morning.  I awakened, saw the clock:  5:43 a.m.  Maybe it was intended to foreshadow another greater race this afternoon.

I hadn't intended to sleep in, but I'll say that the realization sure gets the juices going faster than usual.  In fact, I found myself at a mental alertness level, rivaling the usual last sip of the first cup of coffee.

This morning has led toward more efficiency in coffee drinking too.  I think my latte (usually moving on into the third cup) has part of that first cup in it.

So, maybe there are some advantages to sleeping in unintentionally. 

Besides, it's wet, wet, wet this morning----but warm.

I told Bill that this rain may be more beneficial than the other 100 days or so.  Several bare patches in the lawn have grass seed.  Yesterday I planted broccoli and chard.  Earlier this week:  peas. 

So, the warmth and the wet should get some of that seed into action.  No complaining today.

Besides, it's Kentucky Derby day, and I've put that on the "must do's" for this weekend. It will be a lot easier sitting inside watching all the features leading to the big race if the sun is not shining brightly on our North Idaho home.

I think I'll invite Mother to our house today to watch the race.  She went to a tea yesterday where Sandpoint's Mary Faux (the local hat lady) brought a bunch of her hats.  Everyone got to wear one, and Mother was thrilled with the event. 

So, I'm thinking of searching out a nice hat for her, maybe even one for myself and giving it to her to wear while we watch the race.  With all this William and Kate stuff and with the Derby, it seems like a hat would be appropriate.

Mother loves the Derby.  As a young girl, she gleaned most of her information of the outside world from reading the papers, and whenever the Kentucky Derby was run, she would cut out clippings about the winners.  Two of her favorites at the time were Twenty Grand and Equipoise.

It should be a fun day ahead, in spite of the rain. The birds singing outside seem to think it will be A-okay, so I'll take a cue from them and get on with whatever is meant to unfold on this soggy Saturday.

Have a great day.